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Speaker 1 (00:08):
Gredians and being vene. Those fellow travelers are Night. I'm
your host, Dally Trail. Welcome to Nocturno. Tales from the Shadows.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
By the enchanted flames of this fire, we transcend time
and space to enter the darkest depths of the Latin
American imagination.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Legends and lord.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Passed down through the years and retold with a twist,
but be worn for as we cross to the other side,
you never know what nightmarerow waits. Tonight's journey brings us
to a small town near the text border, where a
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legend of the divine Woman of the Hastes still persists.
Warriors to some vampire, demons to others. The sea What
the Dale hunts the streets when it hasn't been satisfied,
looking for babies to bring back with her. Follow me
into our sandre A tale of the sea.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
What the day?
Speaker 4 (01:31):
Push one more time. Push. That's it, buddy, you got this.
Our family are strong women. You will get through that.
That's what I want to go to the hospital. You
know we can't. It's illegal. The midwife is here. I
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help with birds every day. We are going to take
care of you.
Speaker 5 (01:57):
That's it.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Push, Push, Push, Letty, you're doing great. One more time.
You did so so great, Letty.
Speaker 5 (02:21):
Mercy, Can I hold him?
Speaker 4 (02:26):
Are you sure? I want to hold my son once?
What time? Okay? Okay? Oh my god, he's hi.
Speaker 6 (02:40):
I am so sorry, you're okay, You're okay?
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Oh my god. I shouldn't beat as much blood. Midwife.
You need to get her to she's losing too much blood.
I don't have to call nine one one. Love you,
I love you. I love you too. It Manna, You're
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gonna be okay. We're gonna get you to the hospital.
Speaker 7 (03:14):
Why is this happening, Letty, Letty? She is gone, no, no, no,
do something.
Speaker 8 (03:27):
No. She is a girtta now she is on her
way to the sun.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
How is she a warrior? She's fucking dead.
Speaker 8 (03:41):
We must prepare her, specially for the funeral, or she
will come back to hunt us.
Speaker 4 (03:47):
Jesus, I can't deal with now at bullshit. She's Catholics,
say this. Do not turn your back on the spirits.
Get out of my house. Get out. I'm so sorry, Laddie.
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I'm sorry.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
Sorry, I'm sorry.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry.
Speaker 8 (04:31):
My little one, my daughter, my noble woman, Letitia, you
have wearied yourself. You have fought bravely. By your labors,
you have achieved a noble death. You have come to
the place of the divine, Go beloved child, little by
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little towards the see what a tale and become one
of them.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
This is ridiculous, the town insisted.
Speaker 8 (05:10):
This is nice, oh daughter, and I see what that
tale will receive you as a warrior. Do not forget
us in the land of the living, as we need
our hard lives. Ah Men, Why amen, m.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you? Did you
bring an offering? I paid for the funeral. She must
receive offerings regularly or she will come back. What do
you mean? You must just see what the Taos appetite,
or she will come back to hunt.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Us where your spirits can be your champions or our archis.
Speaker 9 (06:00):
Sir?
Speaker 4 (06:00):
Are you the real right now?
Speaker 8 (06:03):
She's been through a lot.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
When don't we head home? Come?
Speaker 4 (06:13):
What the hell was that? It's just local superstitions.
Speaker 8 (06:17):
Let them have that.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
It's kind of money.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Nice. That was basically a threat. Oh, Mitch, it's nothing
to get worked up about. You need sleep. I just
wanted a simple funeral for her at her spot by
the river. They turned it into this whole thing. It
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was a beautiful funeral.
Speaker 8 (06:42):
She would have loved it.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
You're right, good night, I love you.
Speaker 4 (06:50):
I love you too.
Speaker 6 (07:04):
How how.
Speaker 5 (07:08):
Bloody bloody?
Speaker 9 (07:27):
Good morning, Texas. It's a beautiful spring day. We have
some exciting news for Aguasandre. The water plant is expanding.
Over one thousand new jobs will be added to the community.
Here is the mayor now, Jesus.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
Marco. Can you get her? Marco, m.
Speaker 6 (07:56):
M hm hm, I'm coming, sety, I'm coming. It's okay, Marco.
Speaker 4 (08:21):
Where were you? Was just grabbing the newspaper. You can't
just leave like that. It was for a minute. Something
could have happened.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Nothing happened. They relax. Look, I get it.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
It's let these one year anniversary. You're on edge, but
we're okay. I'm sorry, it's okay.
Speaker 8 (08:50):
Look look what it says.
Speaker 4 (08:51):
You're in the paper. Good news about the water plant. Huh.
Maybe they're hiring a manager. It could mean better benefits. Hello,
I'm not supposed to come in for another two hours. Okay, Okay,
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I'm on my way. Girl. What's happening. Was there an accident? No,
they're all sick. All the babies were completely overwhelmed babies.
We lost a baby in her mother just an hour.
Speaker 5 (09:32):
It's her sister.
Speaker 3 (09:34):
Does she want to do.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
He may not. What are you doing here? Your sister
has come back. That's nonsense. This is serious. Jo Deep
bring her offerings. I really needed to get back to her.
She has dic thought they was wakening the babies she
with take their souls. Good morning, Hi, doctor, keep your
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voice down. You are scaring people. This is a medical problem.
Sit down over her. When do you see what the
till comes?
Speaker 2 (10:15):
You must make this right.
Speaker 4 (10:17):
My sister has not come back from the dead to
hurt children. You can stop this. You must, Dawn suffers, Nona,
please stop. I'm going to call security. You have someone
the demon. Do you see what a fail? Can you
come to the Phantaska? You see what the till comes?
Security is coming.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
You need to go, man, come with me.
Speaker 4 (10:42):
Do you see what the deil is here?
Speaker 3 (10:46):
What the hell is that about?
Speaker 4 (10:48):
She's out of her mind, I'd say, your demon sister
is back from the dead making everyone sick.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
Must be a cultural thing.
Speaker 4 (10:56):
Carl, why be right back? Please help?
Speaker 8 (11:06):
Hi?
Speaker 4 (11:06):
What's happening?
Speaker 8 (11:07):
My bag?
Speaker 5 (11:08):
My baby?
Speaker 4 (11:08):
My baby, he's not breathing. Tell me what happened? Not breathing?
Let me just do something, please, please, please? All right?
Sometimes the ma sheets get a little wonk. What's wrong
with him? I don't know yet, hues and he was
coughing a bunch of money just for how long? Minute?
Speaker 2 (11:27):
Two?
Speaker 8 (11:28):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (11:29):
I'm gonna take his pulse. Okay, I'm going to try
the defibrillator. Back up charge what's clear? One more time?
Speaker 8 (11:42):
Why is it clear?
Speaker 4 (11:47):
Charge clear? I'm sorry, man, there's not much more I
can do. What No, no, no, no, no, go get
someone else. There's nothing more we can do. No, no, sorry,
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fucking useless. I'm so sorry. I'll give you a moment. No,
there has to be someone who can help.
Speaker 5 (12:20):
And please.
Speaker 4 (12:25):
See what the tail? It's just a sickness. Where are
you going send a doctor to three fourteen? You can't
leave right now. I'm sorry. It's family emergency.
Speaker 9 (12:56):
Hi.
Speaker 4 (12:56):
Letdy. I see people have been bringing you food, yum.
I'm sorry I haven't visited. It's almost a year now,
but you know me always running late. I had a
baby while I loop after Awhila, you love her? One day,
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I promise I'll bring her. I just I can't right now.
Things are really busy at the hospital. I miss you.
You'd find this really funny. People in town think you're
a ciwatateeo. Now you know that Aztec vampire thing that
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eats babies. Before you were a warrior, But now they've
changed their minds. They think you're making people sick. First,
that's impossible, but you never hurt a soul. I just yeah,
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it's all very ridiculous. Oh hello, hello, let's say this.
Speaker 8 (14:16):
Let this.
Speaker 4 (14:20):
Lady, Hi, honey, MITCHI you need to come home now.
It's okay, Mitchen, she hasn't stopped crying hours. I've tried everything.
Is she coughing?
Speaker 3 (14:40):
No?
Speaker 4 (14:40):
No, no, let's try a warm bath.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Oh good, idea, shh.
Speaker 4 (14:51):
It's okay, honey.
Speaker 5 (14:53):
Craps.
Speaker 4 (14:56):
Where did all this hair come from?
Speaker 8 (15:12):
I can't, I can't.
Speaker 5 (15:20):
Letty, Letty?
Speaker 4 (15:21):
Is hex that you?
Speaker 5 (15:23):
Where are you? I don't see you?
Speaker 4 (15:38):
Where am i?
Speaker 5 (15:40):
Letty?
Speaker 4 (15:43):
Hollo love.
Speaker 8 (15:49):
Love? What up? What up?
Speaker 4 (16:06):
What the fuck is wrong with you? But what are thinking?
Speaker 5 (16:09):
Into the hallway? Iven said it, I think lady's trying
to take her baby?
Speaker 4 (16:27):
Are you out of your mind?
Speaker 8 (16:28):
As just call it?
Speaker 4 (16:30):
Something is going on with the babies in this town.
Can you put her in her bed for now. I
can't think what the fuck is even wrong with you?
You didn't see the hospital today. It was full of
sick babies. It's probably just the virus.
Speaker 8 (16:45):
We'll keep going at home.
Speaker 4 (16:47):
But metch It, listen to me, michic. You can zone
out during a bath. These thoughts are having they're crazy.
I know it's that woman from the funeral. He Mannah
was saying things about the babies. And then I visited Luddy,
Oh you finally win, and I've been having these dreams.
I've been having these. Don't let the superstitions get to
your head. They're just stories people tell themselves to make
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sense of this crazy world. The thick babies are real.
I tried to help one, but oh, honey, honey, why
didn't you tell me I had no time. I'm so sorry,
mitche it's awful. You're under a lot of stress.
Speaker 8 (17:23):
I get it.
Speaker 4 (17:23):
I think Gladdy's been trying to talk to me. You
saw something awful today. Our minds can play tricks on us,
I know, but there's something very wrong, and I think
she's trying to help me. No, no, no, no, no, no,
let's be rational here. Okay, I'm being rational. The place
in my dream, the river. I see familiar things in
my dreams all the time. It's just home. I gotta go.
Where are you going? Where are you going? Leddy is
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calling me to the river.
Speaker 5 (17:46):
I have to check it out.
Speaker 4 (17:47):
But say this.
Speaker 9 (17:53):
The hospital in aguasgre has been inundated lately because the
mayor strongly suggests going too urgent hair for any smaller healthy.
Speaker 4 (18:01):
What the hell am I doing? I'm here? What do
you want?
Speaker 8 (18:19):
Talk to me?
Speaker 4 (18:20):
What do you want? Letty? Letty talk to me? What
am I supposed to do?
Speaker 8 (18:31):
On?
Speaker 4 (18:34):
Yes, Agua? What about it? But the play?
Speaker 8 (18:41):
What do you want to?
Speaker 4 (18:46):
Fuck this?
Speaker 8 (19:07):
So?
Speaker 4 (19:07):
What can I do for you? Just a cup of coffee?
Are you that Laditia's girl? Sister?
Speaker 5 (19:16):
Sorry?
Speaker 4 (19:16):
What you heard? What they're saying about your sister? Don't worry.
I don't believe in all that path You want cream
and sugar? Sure you hear they're extending the water plant.
My Joey's going to apply. Why does everyone keep talking
about the damn water plant? Well, it's a great thing
for the town. I gotta go, Thank you.
Speaker 5 (19:42):
What about your coffee?
Speaker 4 (19:44):
Jesus, Hey, I've been calling you. You can't just leave
like that, or I know what's making the baby sick?
How what you're doing? Hey, Hey, that's my water, mom,
I need to use it to test the water. You
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got a pH trip.
Speaker 9 (20:11):
Here here?
Speaker 4 (20:20):
Uh shouldn't you let the lab hand of this? Jesus Christ,
we need to talk to the mayor.
Speaker 9 (20:36):
Good morning, that son, great. We have some breaking news
for you. The mayor has called for an investigation into
the water plant after the town's babies began suffering from
a strange condition. A boil water advisor has been placed
for the foreseeable future.
Speaker 4 (21:05):
Hi, Letty, happy birthday. I brought you some gifts. I
made your favorite damalis. They're not as good as moms were,
but I think you'll like them. I also brought someone very.
Speaker 5 (21:21):
Special, Letty.
Speaker 6 (21:25):
This is Whila Lupe.
Speaker 4 (21:27):
Why the honey? Say Hi, Say Hi, this is your Tina.
She's all better now, thanks to you.
Speaker 5 (21:38):
You were right.
Speaker 4 (21:40):
I don't know how you did it, but you've always
been a warrior. Of course, you'd find a way to
talk to me from the other side.
Speaker 8 (21:51):
I love you.
Speaker 4 (21:51):
Oh, okay, same time next week.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
Nothing can break the bonds of sisters, even death. Not
see what that they fight through life and death make
sure to honor them, or I'll just leave you.
Speaker 1 (22:29):
The Save Travels My Friends.
Speaker 3 (22:42):
Nocturno Tales from the Shadows was produced by Sonoro in
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